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Pattern Names

Heart and Liver Blood Deficiency • 心肝血虚 • Xīn Gān Xuè Xū

Classification
Category: Zang Fu	Syndrome: Complex

Symptoms
Tongue: pale, thin	Pulse: fine, choppy
Indications: Pale, Dizziness, Numbness, Palpitation, Insomnia, Dream-disturbed sleep, Poor memory, Eye problems (Blurry vision, night blindness), Scanty menses, Amenorrhea, Cramps, Muscular weakness, Dry hair, Dry skin, Depression, Brittle nails, Easily startled, Vertigo [Maciocia] • Palpitations, poor memory, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep; dry eyes, blurry vision, dry and withered nails, numbness or spasms of extremities; irritability, dizziness, tinnitus, pale facial complexion, light and scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, a pale tongue with white coating, and a thready and weak pulse [Qiao]

Keywords

pale complexion, dizziness, palpitation, dry nails, dry eyes, shen issues [Maciocia] • Palpitations, poor memory, numbness, irritability, plus blood deficiency pattern signs and symptoms [Qiao]

Treatment

Nourish Heart blood, Nourish Liver Blood, Calm shen

Acupuncture

BL 17, BL 20, ST 36, SP 6, PC 6, BL 18, RN 14, HT 7, SP 10, LV 8

Herb

Si Wu Tang, Suan Zao Ren Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Sheng Yu Tang, Bu Gan Tang, Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang

Etiology

1. Sadness, overthinking, anxiety 2) Diet 3) Excessive physical work 4) Trauma/ blood loss 5) Child birth [Maciocia] • –  Chronic bleeding or long term excessive pensiveness and mental overstrain –  Heart blood deficient, failed to nourishes Spirit –  Liver blood deficiency failed filled chong/ren channel and  failed to nourishes eye, tendons and nails [Qiao]

Notes

AKA: HT Blood and LV Blood Deficiency

Use Case 1

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